ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10th 2025 - Check ICSE 10th Theory, Practical, Maximum, Minimum Marks

ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10th 2025: As per the modifications introduced by the Council in the pass marks criteria for ICSE Class 10th exam 2025, students are required to obtain 33% instead of 35% to qualify for the ICSE Exam. To achieve the pass certificate, students therefore need to score a minimum of 35% in 5 out of 6 subjects. However, it must be noted that, in an overall aggregate mark, students have to score at least 33%. The marks calculation of ICSE Class 10 exam 2025 will be based on internal and external assessments. The internal assessment will account for 25% of the total marks and will be carried out by the schools. Whereas, the external assessments, which will be conducted by the ICSE Board, will carry a total of 75% of the exam. Also Check ICSE 10th Result 2025

The CISCE Board prescribes the ICSE 10th grading system 2025 which ranges from A1 to E. Students will need to acquire an E grade and above in every subject. A pass certificate will be issued to those candidates who will appear for 6 subjects and receive pass marks in at least five of them, including English. The ICSE 10th Grading System follows a 9-scale where Grades 1 and 2 reflect very good performance. However, Grades 3–5 suggest a pass with credit, grades 6–7 indicate just a pass, and 8 and beyond means a failure. Types of grades A, B, C, D, or E will be shown on the ICSE Class 10 marksheets 2025 for Socially Useful Productive Work and Community Service. Read further to know more on the ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10 Theory and Practical exams.

Latest Updates

• November 25, 2024: CICSE released the ICSE 10th date sheet 2025; the ICSE class 10 exam 2025 will be held from February 18 to March 27, 2025.

ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10 2025: Highlights

Students can refer to the table below to check out the important details for ICSE Class 10th passing marks:

ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10th 2025: Subject-wise

Students must be aware of the subject-wise ICSE class 10th passing marks. Students will appear for a total of 6 subjects including English, Second Language, Mathematics, Sicence, Social Science, and 6th subject. Students will have to get 35 out of 100 marks in each subject. The ICSE passing marks out of 80 is 26, and out of 40 in ICSE is 13 marks.

Group I - (All Compulsory Subjects)

Subject	External Exam Percentage	Internal Assessment Percentage	ICSE Passing Marks
English	80%	20%	35%
Second Language	80%	20%	35%
History, Civics, and Geography	80%	20%	35%

Group II - (Any 2 or 3 Subjects)

Subject	External Exam Percentage	Internal Assessment Percentage	ICSE Passing Marks
Mathematics	80%	20%	35%
Physics, Chemistry, Biology	80%	20%	35%
Economics	80%	20%	35%
Commercial Studies	80%	20%	35%
Modern Foreign Language	80%	20%	35%
Classical Language	80%	20%	35%
Environmental Science	80%	20%	35%
Aggregate ICSE Passing Marks			33%

ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10 2025: Other Subjects

The passing marks for ICSE class 10th other subjects are tabulated below:

Group III - ( Any 1 Subject)
Computer Applications	50%	50%	35%
Economic Applications	50%	50%	35%
Commercial Applications	50%	50%	35%
Art	50%	50%	35%
Performing Arts	50%	50%	35%
Home Science	50%	50%	35%
Cookery	50%	50%	35%
Fashion Designing	50%	50%	35%
Physical Education	50%	50%	35%
Yoga	50%	50%	35%
Technical Drawing Applications	50%	50%	35%
Environmental Applications	50%	50%	35%
A Modern Foreign Language	50%	50%	35%

ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10th 2025 - Theory and Practical Pass Criteria

Students are advised to go through the passing criteria mentioned by the ICSE authorities given below to get information about the minimum passing marks:

• Students will have to appear for 6 subjects in the ICSE exam.
• Students should pass 5 out of 6 subjects with a minimum of 35 marks in all the subjects.
• English being the compulsory subject to be included in the best of 5.

Also Check

ICSE 10th Marksheet 2025
ICSE Class 10 Toppers 2025

ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10 2025: Grading System

ICSE 10th Grading System 2025 consists of two parts: Internal and External examinations.

Grading System of External Examination

In the external examination, students' performance in a subject is evaluated by a grade, with Grade 1 being the highest and Grade 9 the lowest. However, only from Grades 1 to 7 will be recorded on the marksheets and certificates, highlighting the distinctions for higher performance.

Grade	Standard
1	Very Good
2	Very Good
3	Credit (Pass with Credit)
4	Credit (Pass with Credit)
5	Credit (Pass with Credit)
6	Pass
7	Pass
8	Fail
9	Fail

Grading System of Internal Examination

In the internal assessment, which includes Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) and Community Service, students' performance is assessed by a letter grade. Grade A is the highest grade, and Grade E is the lowest. Only Grades A to D are displayed on certificates to highlight satisfactory performance.

Grade	Standard
A	Very Good
B	Good
C	Satisfactory
D	Fair
E	Fail

It is very much important for the students to have detailed information on the ICSE 10th Passing Marks for theory and practical exams to have a rough calculation on board exams preparation. Students are advised to refer to the subject-wise passing marks before starting their study plan for the different subjects.